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        FRA Video Image 1For a comprehensive list of all of the Environmental Videos produced by FRA, please visit the FRA Training & Guidance Videos page.
  


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        FRA Webinar IImage 2For a comprehensive list of all of the Environmental Webinars hosted by FRA, please visit the FRA Training & Guidance Webinars page.
  


      **FRA Rail Program Delivery Resources**
        These resources below include instructional and educational videos, presentations from past Rail Program Delivery Conferences.  The links provide oversight guidance (Monitoring Procedures), FRA reports and guidance documents, and related website links. Click on the Rail Network Development topics below to explore the content:

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      **Environmental Internal & External Links**
        Environmental Weblinks

The resources linked below are often utilized by environmental staff and are referenced often on FRA's environmental webpages. These resource links will be updated periodically.

FRA Internal Environmental Weblinks

FRA Locomotive Emissions Comparison Tool
	FRA Justice40 Rail Explorer Tool
	(23 CFR Parts 771 and 774) Environmental Impact and Related Procedures, and, Parks, Recreation Areas, Wildlife and Waterfowl Refuges, and Historic Sites (Section 4(f)) effective on November 28, 2018
	FRA’s Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts (64 Federal Register [FR] 28545, May 26, 1999), revised in 2013.
	Section 106 Program Comment for Rail Rights-of-Way and exempted activities list
	Human & Natural Environment
	FRA Noise and Vibration
	Hazardous MaterialsExternal Weblinks

**Air Quality**

The Clean Air Act
	General Conformity rule under the Clean Air Act
	EPA Regulations for Emissions from Locomotives
	The EPA Green Book provides detailed information about area National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) designations
	FHWA’s Transportation Conformity Reference Guide
	EPA De Minimis Emission Thresholds**Coastal Zones**

Coastal Zone Management Act
	NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management State Program website
	List of states participating in the National Coastal Zone Management Program**Communities and Environmental Justice**

DOT Public Involvement Guide
	Americans with Disabilities Act
	Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
	Environmental Justice (EJ) EO 12898 - FRA and Project Sponsors rely on the U.S. DOT Environmental Justice Website that includes information on environmental justice history, policy documents, FAQ's, case studies, training, and updated resources for consideration of EJ populations during project development
	EJSCREEN is an EJ mapping and screening tool
	The U.S. Census Bureau website provides demographic data for various statistical ranges and geographic extents.
	The Uniform Act**Cultural Resources**

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) ensures federal agencies including FRA implement their work in harmony with the National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106)

	ACHP’s Section 106 Review Process Flow Chart
		ACHP’s Section 106 Applicant Toolkit
	National Register of Historic Places
	State Historic Preservation Office Directory (SHPO)
	National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers’ Directory (THPO)**Floodplains**

Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
	The FEMA Flood Map Service Center contains products used to identify the presence of floodplains**Hazardous Materials and Waste**

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
	EPA’s database of superfund sites**Important Farmlands**

Farmland Protection Policy Act
	Farmland Conversion Impact Rating Form
	NRCS information on prime farmland
	NRCS Web Soil Survey
	List of local NRCS contacts**Land Use**

Section 6(f) - The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act**Listed Species**

The Endangered Species Act

	Endangered Species Act (ESA) Consultation Handbook
		USFWS information on the Endangered Species Program
		USFWS Endangered Species Bulletin
		USFWS Frequently Asked Questions on the ESA Section 7 consultation process
		USFWS regional contact list
	USFWS Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) tool
	USFWS critical habitat mapper
	NOAA database of threatened and endangered species
	USFWS Ecological Services office directory Migratory Bird Treaty Act
	Marine Mammal Protection Act
	Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
	Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act**Navigable Waterways**

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
	The Rivers and Harbor Act of 1899
	EPA’s information on Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
	Coast Guard information on bridge permits**NEPA Implementation**

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969
	Final Rule: Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, July 15, 2020
	Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508) (July 2020)
	Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA Guidance
	CEQ 40 Questions presents forty of the most frequently asked questions concerning NEPA regulations, (Pre-July, 2020)
	The Red Book is used as “how to” for synchronizing NEPA reviews for transportation and infrastructure projects with federal regulatory agencies,  developed by FRA, FTA, FHWA the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
	NEPA Re-Evaluation Joint Guidance Issued on August 14, 2019 by FRA, FHWA and FTA
	FHWA’s environmental toolkit has environmental topics and tutorials relating to NEPA and human and natural environmental impacts from transportation projects.
	NEPAssist is a mapping tool developed by the EPA that helps facilitate the environmental review process and project planning, in relation to environmental considerations
	FHWA’s Section 4(f) Policy Paper contains Questions and Answers on the Application of Section 4(f) De Minimis Impact Criteria
	FHWA Provides Resources to Facilitate Virtual Public Involvement:
	As part of its Every Day Counts initiative to promote innovation, FHWA developed a set of resources related to virtual public involvement (VPI) These VPI resources aim to help agencies facilitate community engagement using different technologies
		FHWA developed fact sheets and hosted a webinar series to highlight successful VPI techniques used by States and local agencies
		Webinar Recording – Effective Practices for Converting In-person Meetings to Virtual Meetings
	Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (P.L. 114-94)
	Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141)
	Permitting Dashboard for Federal Infrastructure Projects**Noise and Vibration**

Railroad Noise Emissions Compliance Regulation and Train Horn Rule
	How to Create a Quiet Zone**Transportation**

The Great American Stations Project was established by Amtrak in 2006 to educate communities on the benefits of redeveloping train stations, offer tools to community leaders to preserve their stations, and provide the appropriate Amtrak resources**Water Quality and Waters of the US**

The Clean Water Act
	EPA’s list of Clean Water Act policy and technical guidance documents
	Comprehensive standards for compensatory mitigation
	The Safe Drinking Water Act
	National Wetland Inventory wetlands mapper
	U.S. Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset
	Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Web Soil Survey
	NOAA Essential Fish Habitat mapper

    
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